Q: Is 554,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 554,112 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 554,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 37 39 48 52 64 72 74 78 96 104 111 117 128 144 148 156 192 208 222 234 288 296 312 333 384 416 444 468 481 576 592 624 666 832 888 936 962 1,152 1,184 1,248 1,332 1,443 1,664 1,776 1,872 1,924 2,368 2,496 2,664 2,886 3,552 3,744 3,848 4,329 4,736 4,992 5,328 5,772 7,104 7,488 7,696 8,658 10,656 11,544 14,208 14,976 15,392 17,316 21,312 23,088 30,784 34,632 42,624 46,176 61,568 69,264 92,352 138,528 184,704 277,056 and 554,112, with no remainder.

Since 554,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 554,112, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).